“YOU write it,” I told Adam, nearly shoving the awkward task of writing an unveiling announcement for the Men with Pens/SXSW Meetup Event into his lap over Twitter DMs. “I can’t. I just can’t. And you know me well enough as a person. YOU do it.” “ME?!” Adam was stunned. “But I… wha-… I… ME?!” (He didn’t quite use those words, but the sentiment was close.) “You. I can’t. Go.” I waved a regal hand across the virtual world, my command firm. And what could Adam do? He probably sighed heavily and wished he was

If you think you’re prepared for SXSW.com, you’re wrong. You may have bought your ticket. You may have booked your hotel. You may even have packed your bag and triple-checked that you’ve brought your toothpaste and alarm clock. But you weren’t prepared for an event the likes of which SXSW – and the world –has never seen. It’s an event that you can look at one of two ways: The public unveiling of a deeply ingrained persona and catharsis of epic proportions you won’t want to miss The SXSW event that everyone will be talking

I met Steve Errey years ago and it was respect at first sight. He was perceptive, smart, gentle and honest – all qualities I like in a person. Oh, and he was confident… enough to proudly flaunt his bold, bright pink website. Fast forward a few months and a shade of blue later, and Steve was still doing awesome stuff I appreciated. When he asked me for an interview on confidence, I stepped right up and poured my heart into it. Now the tables have turned, and it’s Steve pouring out his heart by asking

Graham and I go way back. We’ve known each other a few years and have exchanged many pleasantries as fellow writers and Canadians. He pitched me a guest post that wasn’t written yet, and here was my reply: “You’re on 1) because you’re an old friend, 2) because I actually like you, 3) because you write well and 4) because you used the word bagel in this pitch. Bonus points if you can work it into your post. Let’s see how well he did with those bagels, shall we? Tell me if this sounds familiar:

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